How “The Truman Show” Explains Life in 2024
August 29, 2024
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Episode 142 · August 29, 2024
How “The Truman Show” Explains Life in 2024
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How “The Truman Show” Explains Life in 2024
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<p>Jon Lovett and Erin Ryan join Max to discuss how “The Truman Show,” predicted our current era of continuous surveillance and content mining. The movie may be from 1998, but its insights are just as applicable 25 years later—from cults of celebrity, to Fox News, to Instagram. Is Ed Harris’ dome over Burbank a cautionary tale about fascist governance? Do we all hide parts of personalities, depending on context? Why was Jon Lovett freaked out by the Hunger Games premiere? Find out in this week’s Offline Movie Club.</p><p> </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/GhSIp_pLeb0">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p> </p>
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